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Kenya: Drought: 2011 Country Information on DRR

GLIDE:  DR-2011-000029-KEN

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Period 2011
Country or District Kenya
Event Type Drought
Outline Some parts of the Horn of Africa have been hit by the worst drought in 60 years. More than 10 million people are thought to be affected across the region.
Summary
Human Impact Physical Impact Others

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Report/Articles

OCHA 2011/07/13
Kenya’s main season assessment will conclude in August but planning figures indicate needs will rise from 2.4 to between 3 and 3.5 million.

BBC 2011/06/28
The numbers now affected are huge, OCHA says: 3.2m in Ethiopia, 3.2m in Kenya, 2.6m in Somalia and more than 100,000 in Djibouti.

Geographycal Data

OCHA 2011/07/13
Eastern Africa: Drought